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Jade! Parting from the idea that we grow into our Sun Placement/Nakshatra later in life, would you say it's a transition from our moon placement to our sun placement or more of an integration? You've said that the moon represents our basic consciousness, then what would the sun represent? Is it still present early in life, does it shape our broader chart in some way? For example: I'm currently dating an Uttara Bhadrapada moon woman, being an Uttara Phalguni Sun so... is it's still a Yoni match? Curious to know what you think, I've never questioned the points I've made until I came across your blog :)

Ok we are confusing two different subjects here. You’re mixing them up and coming up with an idea that we will always grow into our Solar Nakshatra later. That’s not true.

We grow into each and every PLANET at a certain age. The Sun is one of the later ones, it’s true, Sun and Saturn come last.

Any planet of any Nakshatra is always starting from mastery of the previous Nakshatra, and growing into themes of the new one. That happens at its own pace, individually. After all, we don’t get to experience a Dasha of every planet, and we don’t all live long enough to see our Saturns, or even Suns mature. It’s always an axis, from expression the energy of a given Nakshatra in a baby like state, to living it with mastery. Life happens on a scale, and it’s a continuous learning process. Some say that a degree of a planet in a Nakshatra determines its maturity in this lifetime, shows its stage of learning. I don’t know if that’s not too simple, but it definitely sounds plausible.

You don’t “shift” from one planet to another. You don’t shift from the Moon to the Sun. You simply refine, and add on to the list. The Moon’s instinctive habits are simply the first to form (first two years of life), and they will stay with you. But by the time you’re 50 and forward, you’re maturing into your kingdom, your legacy. That is the Sun. That’s why it takes so long to get there, because it takes time to really build a lasting name for yourself. But you never really leave your Moon behind. The Moon is your basic emotional thinking process. You wouldn’t have any consciousness without it. In fact, I believe it’s the source of the saying that “people don’t change”. Consciousness can be understood or refined, but at the core, the person’s reactive self is who they are by age 2, and it can’t be removed. No planet ever goes away. Using the word “integration” is more accurate. But the truth is, we all have individual destinies that mess up that planetary order.

To give you an example, the age of Saturn at 70 and further is supposed to be about rest, retirement, stepping back from central positions of power and into the shadows. But I had my dasha of Saturn at birth, until I was 11. The way the order of the planets worked in my life here was completely reversed. I’m gonna have my own themes of planets at my own time. For instance, Venus is about youth until age 32, it’s about fertility and physical enjoyment and fun, and early stages of family planning, moving into Jupiter that is about raising the family and personal projects into adulthood. But I had no children through my entire “Venus age”, I came from a struggling environment an a poor family and I really didn’t have that much fun, I mostly experienced deaths, losses or challenges. Ironically enough, I’m starting a Venus dasha in a couple of years. So my time to be able to have more relaxation in life will only start in its mid 30s, when theoretically the fun should have just ended at that age.

Everyone on this planet is gonna have something like this going on. No one is gonna have the perfect planet sequence, because life is imperfect in its nature.

If you’re asking about planets you didn’t mature into yet manifesting in earlier life, they represent an aspiration. It is a desire you have inside you, that will simply not fully manifest until the right time, it will grow in stages. If on top of that, you’ve already had a dasha of that planet, we’re talking about a fully ready action plan, roaring to go, that will simply take its time to come into fruition. 

Let’s assume we talk about my Sun being the kingdom of being a spiritual teacher and the related online presence, I can’t say it’s “not there”. It’s about building blocks, and it’s gonna take years of writing, content creating and posting. Is it anywhere near what I would call my final stage kingdom, in a satisfactory way? Nope. But it’s still there.

The subject of Yoni matches is an entirely different matter, and yes of course, yoni pairs stay the same.

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Mr Grey vs Mrs Grey - BDSM for men or women?

In the last decade, themes of a popularized version of an idea of BDSM have entered mass culture. They are advertised as sexually liberating for repressed women, soothing for lonely women or simply spicy, like a dish you can pick up and enjoy at a local restaurant. The reality of BDSM, is however much more complex than such works of fiction would make the general public believe, and the astrological implications of how different the portrayal can be, depending on the point of view of a given character, are yet another layer to explore.

To really understand the difference between various book and screen adaptations of BDSM in popular culture, we need first to go all the way back to The Secretary (2002), starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader. Then, we need to briefly remember the existence of the Twilight Saga. Then, we need to realize that the 50 Shades of Grey book is a baby of both of these works of fiction with its own spin. Finally, we need to realize that the 50 Shades movies are their own Universe entirely, differing in energy from their book originals.

Even Wikipedia has caught on to the fact, that Mr Grey wasn’t born on the pages of E.L. James’ book, but is in fact what James Spader’s character is called first in Secretary. Clearly impressed by the movie, the British author has incorporated some of its spirit into her writing, which, to do her justice, was first an innocent, or not so innocent piece of fanfiction and thus simply a synthesis of all of her fantasies, filtered through her lens and memories. But from that, a published book was born, and from that book, a movie Trilogy. As a result, between The Secretary and the Fifty Shades Series, we get two, very contrasting approaches towards the BDSM topic.

Although I am not involved in such activities myself, I know enough to realize that such movies are symbolic, and merely represent an idea of a piece of what a BDSM relationship is in real life. Do not take any of these works of fiction literally, take them for what they are, and appreciate the fragmented symbolism for what it is, and most importantly, DO NOT attempt to imitate anything you see in fiction. There are plenty of more informed communities online, and each intimate journey is deeply personal and needs to be discussed in appropriate private settings.

With that out of the way, we can move on to stating something very interesting that happened, as these movies developed almost independently of each other, even though I proved they are in fact part of the same inspiration wave. Both of these films focus strongly on the emotional regulation aspect in BDSM roles, but for opposite parties.

“The Secretary” is about a woman discovering her BDSM nature and needs. It’s about a woman’s desires, and Mr Grey is the object of these desires. His personal issues coincidentally fit perfectly with the woman’s unfulfilled needs for emotional attention and being stimulated. Even though she is the submissive party in this relationship, she subtly controls the flow of it, she provokes the behaviors she desires out of her partner, because she blossoms into discovering and expressing what fulfills her on a personal level, and she sticks to it obstinately, once she reaches self understanding. That is an attitude observed in Lunar women. The main actress in the move is Maggie Gylenhaal, a Shravana Moon. This sentiment is echoed by such women in general, and if you listen to teachings of Teal Swan, a Shravana Moon spiritual guru, on the subject of femininity, one of the main statements you will find from her is “A woman wants to be owned”. Not all women feel that way, but Lunar women certainly do.

The “Fifty Shades” movie trilogy is actually not about a woman’s needs in BDSM terms, but about a dominant man’s needs. The fantasy in these movies is not a Mr Grey, it is a Mrs Grey. Notice, that the female lead is played by a Saturn-ruled Anuradha Moon Dakota Johnson. She doesn’t exhibit any of her personal need to be owned, ordered around or physically stimulated to an extreme point. Her personal interest is her hobbies, that get turned into a career, and her own journey of personal growth, ambition and empowerment. The need for a BDSM relationship, which the female lead regularly frowns on, is expressed by the male lead, who struggles with his anger, masculinity, trauma and extreme emotional needs. Saturnian Mrs Grey is HIS fantasy, because deep down he desires a woman, who will regulate him, limit him, and subtly parent him out of his violent headspace and give him a simple, clean, strict but fair world of cause and consequence, a competent woman who is a challenge for his habit of control, and draws lines for him. For a dominant man, used to having his pick of submissive women from “The Secretary” psychological profile (we actually have a cameo of such an arrangement with a Lunar Rohini, Bella Heathcote) , this is the ultimate BDSM fantasy. A Saturnian woman so controlled and self possessed, she knows how to top even “from the bottom”.

Of course, we can also discuss the perspectives of the opposite gender character, but they don’t directly enter the subject of the BDSM dynamic, as they are more about the realization of less related personal ambitions. The contrast just described between Lunar and Saturnian women, and their different roles in BDSM scenarios, is the point.

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In terms of Jyestha benefiting from being ruthless and not giving handouts like you said, would that be why is it Uttara Phalguni’s worst enemy since it has the opposite mentality of being generous without bias?

I already discussed this before. Uttara Phalguni is much more calculated than you would think with their generosity, as Solar abundance is something they’re learning. But the focus in Uttara Phalguni is on gains from partnerships, even if they’re tactical alliances (like an arranged marriage). Jyeshta is solitary, that’s why it’s an exaltation Nakshatra of Ketu, Graha of spiritual liberation through isolation, because to stay on top one has to discover you can ultimately trust no one. That’s why you don’t want the Moon in Jyeshta, because that makes for a person that chooses paranoia over connection, they don’t understand genuine benevolence and think everyone is out to get them.

I actually have personal experience with a story, that shows well how accurate Nakshatras are in real life. In Vedic tales, Indra, the deity ruler of Jyeshta, is the powerful king of the gods. One day he is visited by Brihaspati, the deity of Pushya, the supreme Guru to both the Vedas and Asuras, because Pushya is the ultimate storehouse of both Jupiterian and Venusian wisdom. Indra offends Brihaspati, thinking himself superior to him in his ego, greed and jealousy of Brihaspati being a personal advisor to Surya. Brihaspati simply leaves, and upon his departure, Indra starts facing endless obstacles, wars are being waged against him and he needs to work very hard to overcome general misery in his life. It is only then, that he realizes, that you don’t always have to curse someone to make their life painful, you can simply remove their blessings and protection, and problems will naturally follow. As a Pushya native, I’ve had an identical story with a Jyeshta parent, who ended up having an extremely difficult life for his dismissive treatment of me.

The difference here is that while a Jyeshta native only understands competition, Uttara Phalguni (ruled by a Solar deity) would never pass up an opportunity for a good partnership simply out of cunning, just like a good king doesn’t reject powerful allies, for they enrich his kingdom and his own power. Of course, there is a time and place for everything. Jyeshta is fantastic for overcoming enemies. If I had to employ a war general, I’d pick Jyeshta. But generally, for matters of Uttara Phalguni, Jyeshta attitude is not favorable, just like you may need a kitchen and a bathroom in the same house, but you don’t put the toilet next to the stovetop.

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Hi,

I read your post on difficult Jyestha placements, the themes that you discussed I haven’t heard anyone else discuss yet I’ve always felt these themes in my own life (Rahu in Jyestha 6th, with its Lord in the 4th house in Libra).

I used to feel like I was going insane because both my mother and father spent a lot of my childhood and adulthood wounding my self esteem through all kinds of abuse. As I got older I realised that my father was extremely narcisstic and the idea of me ever being more successful than him in any capacity was a threat to him, so he found ways to sabotage me. A lot of it was psychological wounding and making me fear the outside world. I am on the receiving end of jealousy from my mother, my sister who I’ve loved and most females growing up. I have very little other than my own soul so I don’t know what’s going on. I’ve also always helped others with tasks in their life that were important to them, applications for jobs, dream internships, encouraging them to follow their inspirations.

The worst part is, you’re right, it’s a difficult placement, and I haven’t ended up like Indra, defeating his enemies. I’ve ended up as a fraction of who I used to be, and I am trying to piece my life together to even get the basics together let alone being successful in the dreams that I had when I was younger. I wanted to ask you, how did you understand that this is an experience in life with Jyestha placements? Because I have not come across any other astrologer who was able to understand this, is it through your work with clients? If so, could you share if the experience is life long or they were able to eventually become a success in whatever their definition of success was?

It’s interesting that you mention female figures particularly in one’s life, because Jyeshta’s talent is self defense against negative female forces, on both the physical and astral plane. The solution to this is having one’s own compass, and knowing right from wrong on an objective basis. If you’re harmful to women, you will pay for it, but if you’re fair, female forces will reward you with obedience and care after testing you. The neighboring Nakshatra of Mula shows similar themes to an extent.

As to how I came into this observation, it’s a unique mix of theoretical study and experience, I was brought up with a lot of Jyeshta family members, and have prominent Mula in my chart myself, and like I said these Nakshatras have similar themes. Don’t forget every chart is unique, so you’re gonna get results from different Jyeshtas at different times.

It seems to me like you’re still young, and so it would be unrealistic to expect certain results. It takes time to mature into a planet, Rahu specifically matures at 42. Also, victories in Jyeshta come after a certain fair ruthlessness is developed. Helping people who don’t deserve it and giving breaks to people who want to hurt you, even if they’re family, are not the kind of behaviors Jyeshta rewards. You need to learn to accept a certain kind of solitude, independence and clarity that comes from eliminating everything that is harmful to you. I understand it’s sad and painful and difficult, but it’s necessary if you want to progress and heal in any way in life. If you keep giving to the wrong people, you will just end up more and more depleted. The victory here really happens on the inside first, developing discipline in decisively cutting off unhealthy attachments.

You say you don’t know what’s going on, but you do. Jyeshta is sharp and quick to spot anyone trying to undermine them, could be paranoid on the negative end. You are aware that you don’t have family support. The best thing you can do is put yourself in the best situation available, away from anyone who could harm you, not waste your energy on people who feel jealous and won’t support you, and then do what you’re already doing, picking yourself up piece by piece. It’s unrealistic to expect yourself to figure everything out so soon, especially when you don’t have the advantage of a basic external support network. In fact, even people in healthier, working family environments are often stable, but stuck in dead end jobs, not really doing anything meaningful with their lives. Stay focused, be vigilant and loving towards yourself and you will eventually get to the right place.

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Shravana Nakshatra finds itself in a particular situation, being both ruled by the Moon and belonging to the most collective, ideological group of Nakshatras.

The Moon stage of the Nakshatras is deeply focused on human relationships, reciprocity and connectivity. As a result, such natives can show a certain innocence, borderline naïveté, because their main concern is a mutual positive atmosphere. They will go to great lengths to maintain a feeling they care about, putting that before practicality and reason, as they respond to the world instinctively, in a childlike manner, and they don’t think long term. They very strongly need an individual who can structure them, as they will take even discipline over being ignored and left alone.

In Shravana, the need for structure becomes particularly pronounced, as there is the spiritual, ideological penchant one needs to attach themselves to, and without a solid anchor, these natives feel lost and often resort to help from traditional mental professionals and institutions, not for the sake of actual healing, but getting attention and help. The desire here is to receive emotional regulation, and since the need is largely subconscious, such a native can “act out” or even have determinedly extreme intimate needs, that help them satisfy and stabilize their emotional compass. The Nakshatra being “outcaste” shows that fulfillment of those needs takes priority for these people over any idea of social convention - for instance, they may choose less conventional but more personally fulfilling situationships rather than typical relationships and traditional marriage.

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would you say that you're happy with where you are in life? why or why not

Happiness is an elusive state in human life, and it depends on many factors. That’s why we study astrology, because we want to understand our fate. Dasha periods change and circumstances change. As much as we like to think we have control over everything, we are here to learn from all experiences. Everything around influences us, and limits our life to an extent, and a lot of things take time. I guess you can say that a person is happy when they have arrived at a place, where they can be at peace with certain things despite smaller inconveniences that life always brings to every one. Which means, that to be happy on a more permanent basis, you need to have a certain level of maturity, because everyone takes time to arrive at something in life, in one way or another.

I am happy with myself, because I proved to myself that I am capable of making difficult decisions in life, I know how to do the right thing even when it’s hard, I know how to let go of certain things. There is nothing in my life, that I wish I would have done differently. I am happy and proud to have solidified into certain lifestyle choices and beliefs, and to have found myself in my calling as a spiritual teacher, knowing there is so much I know that I contribute. I know it will be a part of my life in some way till my last day, and that it’s something very needed in this world. So many people go through life feeling lost, not understanding things that are obvious to me, and I can help with that. It makes me happy to know I have a place in the world like that, even if it’s not a big one. I am aware that not only is astrology niche to begin with, but the particular brand that I use is even more narrow. I don’t really care, because I know it works, so whoever is meant to, will find it.

I am unfulfilled in other ways, because I had a difficult personal life, which in a way gave me a gift of understanding things many other people don’t. But for me, personally, it was not fun to miss out on so much, and always lag behind despite working hard, while my peers enjoyed a better life, not because they were smarter, or better people, but because they had less problems and a better family. Of course, I am aware it also works the other way, and there are children in foster care that I can do nothing for but pray, because their odds are worse than what I experienced. But doesn’t anyone deserve to want something for themselves? I always feel like I need to excuse my very existence, and I'm so ready to help others I don't even notice they put me in a bad place, and my own needs get swept up in the corner. Sometimes you need someone else to also maybe look at you and wonder about what you really need. I always gave that to others if I could, but I didn't really meet with reciprocity. I had some relatives love me blindly and unconsciously, meaning I could wear rags and they wouldn't care but I didn't really feel seen either. Human selfishness disgusts me, and makes it hard to live in a way, and forces me to do many things by myself. And when I did, I got a lot of bullying for it. I used to be a very creative person, I sang, I danced and painted, and that completely vanished from my life, out of complete lack of opportunity and the flooding of negativity I had to deal with.

Still, Astrology teaches us that life is about cycles and they’re all different. I’ve been living in Dashas of malefics my whole life. I only went through Saturn, Malefic Mercury (conjunct Rahu) and I’m now in Ketu. I wonder if I will have something promising going on in a couple of years.

TLDR; No, because there are a lot of fundamental things in my life still missing, for reasons outside of my control. I need an opportunity for some serious healing of my own. Yes, because among the things I could control, I’ve achieved the maximum of what I could, and I’m at peace with myself.

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I was talking to a friend about the idea of parallel Universes, something you see a lot of on social media recently, and realized there is a lot of confusion about the subject. I’ve also seen people associate certain zodiac signs and houses with the idea, so I thought I’d clear up the many misunderstandings going around online.

People talk about parallel Universes as if it’s something you can travel to. It’s such a popular concept in fiction, or even in the spiritual community, people who talk about visiting different realities where Earth doesn’t exist etc. But the idea itself is flawed, because in our incarnation we only exist within the reality that created our very self. The very existence of a self (expressed through an individual chart) implies a certain limitation, refinement in infinite consciousness, it implies focus. You can “zoom out”, look at the bigger picture of the world and the Universe if you have that gift, but the more you do it, the less you are you, and the more you are something grander, something else, but also something ephemeral, something less energetically solid…that’s not you, or your chart anymore. As a result, the “you” that you are cannot witness certain things yourself…because you’re literally exiting the self into different states of existence out of your ego, so you’re witnessing everything from a different perspective.

If you ever read a testimony of people who took really strong drugs, you will see that while they have unquestionable intense spiritual experiences, they also often have near death experiences, they’re paralyzed, they fear for their life. That is because they literally unconsciously and forcibly “out level” themselves out of their incarnation, which is exactly what death is. And because the whole process is drug induced, and not a conscious spiritual choice (spiritually advanced gurus have been known to quit their bodies on command and control their own deaths), they feel panic, catch a glimpse of enlightenment (which for many is enough to last a lifetime), and they come back to their regular selves.

Crossing to any existent parallel universe would be not unlike death. I’m sure there are many. I’m sure there are higher aspects of existence that browse many dimensions like we browse the latest YouTube releases. But whatever is there, it’s not you, it has little to do with you, and it doesn’t negate the work you have to do here, and now, in this incarnation. Your chart is determined by this birth and this incarnation, and is limited by it. If you go deep enough into spirituality, you realize how important living the life you already have is.

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Stumbled upon several takes on this recently, another one here.

The problem described in all of those writings has to do with our focus. In the modern world, we experience and share our bodies collectively in order to please everyone else, at the expense of our own pleasure. But that kills the erotic, which is about self satisfaction, or at least a dream of it.

In its nature, eroticism is about experiencing pleasure within yourself. That inner experience of pleasure radiates from you like a glow, and in turn attracts others of relevant gender. This is why many dating manuals mention that men prefer women, who care about their own pleasure, because authentically pleasing a woman is a confidence boost to a man. Nature designed us to crave the erotic, and the erotic is what we are biologically designed for. Striving to meet current societal standards literally takes the pleasure out of being alive. When we don’t experience pleasure and satisfaction and our dreams aren’t even oriented towards it, we lose the satisfaction and as a result we lose touch with our eroticism and sensuality. And that is so much more than just sexual activity.

A woman that is immersed in her own erotic experience will feel it in her favorite perfume, the movement of her wrist, the taste of her favorite drink, the texture of her favorite fabric. She is erotic because she is experiencing the physical advantages of life with complete focus, and her body is a vehicle of pleasure so intense it reaches your soul. Astrologically, this is why Venus exalts in Pisces, because it can give you profound erotic spiritual experiences, such as looking at a beautiful sunset and feeling it resonate in your whole body, and feeling connection to god through that pleasure.

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Not an expert but. Venus and moon being ak and dk respectively, are both afflicted 😔. You're right 👍

You’re welcome ☺️

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I just want to know more about my yoni 😔. But that's alright, will it it be fine if I ask you some book recommendations on this?? Like a astral or astrology book that expands more on yoni animal of nakshatras and how they play on our daily life and the intimate one. When I say sexuality and sensuality..what I meant is the way to embody those aspects of life without feeling restricted or judge, because as far as I know, being sensual means being open and feeling alive and enjoy things 😌. Which is quite difficult with my ashlesha rising and moon being my dk...since my one placement is highly sexual and other placement place restrictions on it..feeling quite torn for the lack of better words. Am I'm sure it's with everyone and not just me.

Another saying is that..no I'm not claire fan. I do want to indulge in beauty, but claire is not the astrologer I would like to associate with. Don't get me wrong, she is also insightful and some of her videos helped me a lot but then other videos are quite superficial. I do care care about astrology, one of the reason why I followed you.. because your insights on astrology isn't stereotypical and you understand things beyond that. For example Rohini nakshatra...

Again, I adore your work so please if my ask in any way shape or form.. sounded demanding or very focused on certain things then I apologise with all me heart. Thank you so much 😘🎀💋

Honestly, a lot of what I said wasn’t just about you, but about something that you said representing the astrology community in general, so remember that.

If you’re looking for information about your yoni, remember that the yoni isn’t just about one’s sexual nature, but about the “instinctive” aspect of our human nature. Again, it just reinforces my point that a person’s psychology and sexuality are intertwined. Read the post below about your yonis to understand their emotional motivation, and any sexual behavior would be a result of that.

There are many layers to enjoying life. There is the emotional immersion, the intellectual immersion, and then there is the sensual immersion, which involves all kinds of physical pleasures, food, drink, smell, touch, and connecting through nature with yourself and vice versa. Clearly, you are strongly attached to some layers of life enjoyment, which is normal because everyone has preferences.

Any placement can enjoy sensuality in its own way. To me it sounds like you have some chart affliction, that causes feelings of shame around the subject and being torn, and that is not a universal feeling (which doesn’t mean others won’t have their own problems to deal with in other areas). Look at your aspects, because with a bad aspect any Nakshatra can turn sour. That’s why I mentioned the individual aspect of your ask, because I can see when someone’s problem comes from their personal chart situation. Just having a certain Nakshatra won’t cause feelings of shame in sensuality, and saying one Nakshatra is sensual and the other is not is also not fully accurate. Darakaraka and Atmakaraka are overrated imo, not important enough to think they cause such an emotional reaction in you.

Then there is also the bitter pill, that we don’t really want to swallow. Our charts are all special to us, because it’s how we get to know ourselves. And that’s ok, because you should love yourself and think you’re a priority in your own life. But as an astrologer who has seen thousands of charts in personal readings, and thousands more in research, I can tell you no chart is objectively super special or weird and particularly contradictory. You can feel a contradiction somewhere, but people are full of them. It’s human nature. In fact, even a basic energy of every planet contains within an essential contradiction in its very nature - one of the basic laws of this universe is polarity and dualism. Example - Sun gives life, but also burns, and is actually a malefic, which is not that widely known. So the best you can really do for yourself is realize you are struggling with a particular aspect of yourself and be honest with yourself and use a detailed analysis of your chart as to why that is.

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I wish you can explore on more erotic and sexual side of the nakshatras. Their fantasies and fetishes. My sun is in rahu shatabisha, moon in ketu mula, and rising is in mercury ashlesha. And the calculator you asked us to use, changes my mars from krittika to rohini. I actually want to have physical beauty of venus and channel their creativity, love and desire as a woman. Maybe if you are interested in mantra and beej you can recommend me something 🥺. I am just very confused, because I don't know how to channel my sexual and sensual energy. Thank you so much 🎀💋

Ok few things here.

1. I answer questions useful for the general public. I don’t answer questions where people give me their exact placements and basically say “read my chart for free”. I do this for a living, if you want to book a reading with me to get details about your life, anytime. I lower the prices out of compassion for people all the time, even though my personal situation has been dire in this department for years and I probably shouldn’t, because I care so much about what I do, I chose it even over physical comfort.

2. I swear I can smell when someone comes to my ask box from a Claire Nakti video. It’s like a whole internet wave. I love what she does, I think it’s so useful and I occasionally quote her myself, I benefitted so much from her quoting certain resources and made many of my own conclusions as a result. But she has a bunch of worshippers that blindly repeat what she says with no comprehension and just want to copy everything she says or does. Mantras are very individual. You need to have the internal discipline, intention and conviction and spiritual strength to really practice them, often they intuitively come to you at the right time. Suddenly you have a bunch of women screaming “I’ll do this beej mantra to be beautiful and hypnotic to all the men around me” because it’s something Claire mentioned in her videos. This is why it’s so hard to be an astrologer and a spiritual teacher. We each have our own personality and it shines through every time. Claire has particular interests, they are strongly romantic and focus on that aspect of women a lot (not everywhere but frequently in her videos), because this is what interests her. Her personal focus shines through, and people copy her. Ironically enough, even Claire herself warned about this, in one of her older videos, where she mentioned the process of individuating. I’m good at reading between the lines and applying her observed patterns to real life, I also make a lot of my own observations, so I can get a lot of objective wisdom out of it, but there are so many women out there now that think being an astrologer means being just like her, and so they miss out on the depth of what they could learn.

Being an astrologer is a bit like participating in a form of priesthood. Having this human incarnation, you can never fully get rid of your own personal perspective, and neither should you try to. But you have to be mature enough to be fully connected to something infinitely bigger than yourself, and while that doesn’t remove the ego, it drowns it in the cosmic infinity. So when you discuss something universal about placements and you want it to be as close to objective as possible, you need to at least try to look at something beyond yourself. And talking about something universal is so hard, when it expresses itself so uniquely in each individual.

3. This brings me to my final point, I don’t particularly focus on one subject (like sensuality for you), because it’s not a main focus in everyone’s life. Yes, intimacy is a part of most people’s lives, but so many just include it in their routine and move on to something else that they are more passionate about. The other problem with this is, sex is a physical expression of one’s individual life force and all their psychological complexities. In many ways, you can use sexual expression to simplify and deduct certain things but there is always something deeper going on, and sexuality is a symptom of that, because it’s a raw expression of one’s fundamental life energy. How one chooses to interact with this energy and express themselves is very individual, and not all choose sex as a main avenue. Certain Nakshatras do (which I discussed recently in the context of Krittika and Rohini), but many others don’t.

You should focus on expressing and getting to know yourself, not emulating something that you thought looked good on the outside. Even if you want to express your own sensuality, it should come from within, and it’s a process of self discovery.

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The Two Faces of Purva Bhadrapada come from Their Difficulty to Really Discover God

Something that people don’t think about often in the context of Nakshatras, is that incarnating with them we are learning how to express them. Life on Earth is a school, where we graduate on different energetic levels. So when you have Purva Bhadrapada placements, you are not born automatically expressing the height of Jupiter, but with mastery of the previous stage of Rahu, trying to learn to express Jupiter.

As a result, especially in youth, Jupiter Nakshatras may try to rely on their comfort zone of Rahu - manipulation, social navigation, escapism, support from external stimuli (like substances). As these natives grow up, they experience a crisis of faith, one after another, until their positive front transforms into true goodness.

The gif in the picture is from Cruel Intentions, where the character in question tries to present a positive image and is well liked, but she is secretly a miserable drug addict, who struggles to have faith as life tests her. As a result, her personality splits between her bitter and cruel private persona, that is deep down hungry for validation, and her public image where she plays an eloquent, model pupil, invested in social welfare, an example to her peers.

The reality of her, however, is that she uses drugs to cover up her inner emptiness, which should instead be filled with something real, that only true connection with the Universe can provide. And every time a facade is built up, over time such a lie will be destroyed as Jupiter will face a native with the truth, until one finds themselves confronted alone with their soul. That confrontation ultimately liberates the native as they truly come into themselves and become complete, and as such no longer need to resort to destructive methods to fill an internal void.

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Visibility of Houses in Astrology

An often overlooked aspect of Astrological houses and their behavior in one's chart is their element of visibility and how it determines our life path. That becomes particularly important, when we look at the behavior of Nakshatras and their divine stories replicated in our human lives.

For starters, basic theory that is important as the premise of this post, that shows astrological houses linked to specific hours. Refer to the image above. Because of their positions relative to the time of day, certain houses fall "in and out" of the human eye at different times of day, aka certain traits of our personality will become more or less visible to others, socially, or in certain settings, and depending on which planets we have in these houses in our charts, we will end up with different results.

The obvious and most visible planets will always be those located in the 1st and the 10th house. Why? Because these houses are always illuminated by the Sun, either by the Sunrise or the blinding Sun of High Noon. These are the most obvious, unforgettable aspects of your personality, that will hit everyone in the face the moment they lay eyes on you, even if they don't really know you at all. You may have many other planets placed in all kinds of houses, your realm of thoughts and feelings may be something completely else, but whatever is in these houses will always be what people superficially identify you with. When you read into the mythology of the Nakshatras, you will see that the patterns of planets in Nakshatras positioned in these houses, and your ascendant Nakshatra if you have no planets in 1st or 10th, will be so much more visible to others and in your interactions with them than anything else in your chart.

To give you an example of how this works, my Ascendant and Sun in the 1st house are both in Vishakha Nakshatra, that is known for being charismatic and powerful to the point of being eccentric, especially with the Sun being the planet of authority. When people see me in my physical life, they tend to be intimidated and never suspect the depth of my inner feelings, and this went on even when I was so depressed I didn't want to live anymore. I also think most people would be surprised my main occupation is astrology and spiritual research and how deep and contemplative my interests are compared to my flamboyant appearance.

The other significantly visible elements of the chart are houses 4 and 7, as these are the other cardinal points of the day cycle. The 4th house is the Full Moon, the Mid Night, so everything in this house is going to be what shines the most during the night. It is less obvious, but still talked about. The 7th house, with the Sunset, or otherwise going away of the Sun, is visible as the projected element. In reality, the Sun never goes away, it only sets relative to our perspective. So the 7th house is where the Sun goes to shine "somewhere else" in a way that brings it to our attention the most, where we outwardly project the consciousness of Solar presence to its full extent.

The other part of this equation are the least visible houses in the chart, and these are houses 8 and 12, 12 being the most prominent. Why? The 12th house is what hides directly behind the Sunrise. While the Sun gets everyone's attention in the 1st house, the 12th house operates in the shadows of the 1st house's glaring light, doing the most important, but silent work during the day. It's the part of the chart, that gets taken for granted the most, yet is such an important preparational foundational element. The 8th house performs a similar function to a lesser extent, as it is also a preparatory element, that is taken care of in anticipation of the sunset and the day ending. So yet again, the house is so important but gets taken for granted, as the 7th house gets more focus even if it is through projection.

The other important side point is that whichever house the Sun is sitting in is supposed to be more visible, and Saturn makes any planet in a house it sits in become less obvious. It can only be found with discernment.

What is to be made of this analysis? Any planets we have in the 8th or 12th house will be taken for granted by most, or be more visible from a distance, only discerned by the most watchful eye. Any planet especially in the 1st and 10th house will stare everyone in the face, 4th and 7th will also get appreciation to an extent. As a result, it is easier to have certain planets in certain houses for maximum result. When you have fundamental, important planets in your chart in the 12th house especially, your real personality might be hard to understand for most, outside of your partner and close circle. When you have other planets in the 1st and 10th house to pair with it, you get a person who may have a completely different image compared to their actual personality and emotional world and egoic consciousness. It takes time to get to know them.

Notice, that no part of the chart is really "non existent". It's just that certain parts of you are recognised instantly, but others take time to really be explored, not just by others but also by yourself, as they take self discipline and commitment and refinement to appear in a polished form.

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A reminder that Saturn is currently in its brief stop in Aries, where it will return for good next year.

Patterns of Cycling Saturn

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This post will use as an example an upcoming Saturn in Aries Transit that's going to generally take place from 2026 to 2029 together with the current Saturn in Pisces Transit that started in 2023, in order to show you various patterns of Saturn's movement together with its retrograde cycle.

In the image above, you can see a drawing of the Saturn in Pisces cycle from its beginning in 2023 until its final completion in 2026.

The ending of a Saturn cycle can be powerful, just like the beginning of a new one, because it offers us a sneak peek of the energies, that we will be dealing with in the future, in the next Saturn cycle. We don't always have that opportunity - for example, Saturn in Aquarius ended in March 2023 with no previous intermissions of Saturn Pisces energy, giving us no clue what to expect in the current cycle. This year, however, we will have an opportunity to peak into what the future Saturn in Aries transit means for us.

We do not definitively part with the Saturn in Pisces energies until February 2026, but between June and September 2025 we are going to experience an interlude, that will show us what we will be working on in the next cycle all the way till 2029. So pay attention to your life in those months this year, in 2025, watch the influence on your life, take notes, and prepare to be dealing with these same issues for good, all the way till 2029, once the next Saturn cycle becomes final.

At the same time, be ready to wrap up any final Saturn in Pisces business from September 2025 till February 2026, as it will be your last chance to do so for the next 30 years.

I thought it was really fun to see how when you draw out the Saturn cycle timeline, it looks like a piece of human DNA converted from 3D to 2D.

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New at your blog. I was originally looking for my mula moon and came across your post about tara bala. Mula ideal match is revati?? Mula is ketu and has tendency to take things extreme (I may not have experience this since my mula moon is also my darakaraka)..while revati is ruled by mercury (I also have a mercury rising). But the point is..mula best match is revati, then revati has another best match?? Like it does not make sense, revati ideal match needs to be one right?? Either pushya or mula. And same with other nakshatras, why is shatabisha has one ideal match but then that nakshatra ideal match is some other nakshatra??

This is an excellent question, and it’s a very accurate observation actually. Isn’t that exactly how life is? One person falls in love with another, and then another person falls in love with someone else…

If you look at charts of lasting relationships normally the way this works is that one person has one area where the other person is their best friend, but then the other person is their best friend in another area, so the best relationship is mutual and reciprocal, and that’s what keeps any partnership, romantic or not, going. Otherwise, we end up with a game of “you like someone but they like someone else” You can’t tell me that you haven’t seen or heard of such situations, that’s just life and it’s not fair sometimes.

My longest lasting partnership had mutual Tara Bala. We both have Pushya planets. The other party has Revati planets. Their Revati is a friend to my Mula. Our Pushya is a best friend to their Revati. I have Vishakha planets. They are the best friend to our Pushya. Perfect example of mutual Tara Bala.

Same with my husband (only marriage I’ve had). His Swati is a friend to my Pushya. My Dhanishta is a friend to his Swati. His Rohini is friend to my Dhanishta. My Hasta is a friend to our Mrigashira. My Mula is a friend to his Purva Phalguni.

I hope these examples show how mutual such arrangements have to be for them to be long term, even if they’re not forever.

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Hey im curious what you think about krittika nakshatra and its lustful nature? For as long as i can remember as a krittika moon I secretly wanted to have sex with everyone. It was literally all I could think about at one point. I’m ashamed because it began at such a young age and im also a woman.

There can be many other chart factors that cause such a strong focus on one’s intimate life. But both Krittika and Rohini are particularly sensual, and we find the answers to that in Vedic Sutras describing them.

These Sutras are the reason why I subscribe to the idea of Krittika being the first Nakshatra in order, because Krittika represents the creative force of the Univese manifesting after the death and rebirth we deal with in Bharani. The Sutras for Krittika and Rohini literally talk about the creative power and divine meaning of sexual fluids, both male and female (I have serious doubts about which is supposed to come first because I strongly believe in the primordial goddess). This meaning of course goes deeper, and these Nakshatras believe in the meaning of fertility not just in humanity but also in nature and life in general, which is what makes these natives so passionate and creative. Still, these Nakshatras are very simple, in such a way that sexuality answers a lot of questions for them, while for other Nakshatras it is of course part of their life but not in an equally fundamental way. These natives believe in sex for sex’s sake.

This knowledge aside, you also seem to have some issues and gender presumptions regarding the subject (maybe there is an affliction to the moon?). Sex is natural, for women also. Female libido is the sacred creative force of the universe. We live in the 21st century and female sexuality is more out in the open with every year. Let’s not forget, that what you repress comes back to you tenfold. People mature sexually at different ages, women start to menstruate at their own time. Some girls I knew started at 8, some at 12. The libido awakens with that process. Instead of looking at the Nakshatras, address the feeling of shame within you, because it comes from someone criticizing you, when you should be celebrating your own nature.

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i've noticed that, regarding the 7th tarabala aspect, the relationship between uttara phalguni - jyeshta - shatabisha is the worst and when it comes to the tales from the nakshatras: arjuna fought (and won) against indra, and indra dethroned varuna (although the lattter seemed not to care). still, i'm wondering in which ways do the goals of these nakshatras clash. thx!!!

The issues here are about power in partnership. Jyeshta is openly domineering. It achieves power through work, sheer force of will and determination. It’s authoritarian. This trait is not desirable for Uttara Phalguni, which is about obtaining power through fruitful partnerships.

There is an element of cunning confidence in Uttara Phalguni. That’s why it’s related to selective breeding and careful social and marital arrangements. Jyeshta doesn’t care about pedigree. It cares about sheer force of will and achieving things through that indomitable focus and ferocity. That raw force is not going to work for someone who is trying to socially navigate, perhaps even climb.

The same issue is with Shatabhisha. Shatabhisha is all about subtle manipulation. It will withhold anger publicly and then poison someone’s goblet behind their back. Jyeshta, who openly vies for power and doesn’t mind facing a fair opponent and thrives on competition, will not do well with Shatabhisha who doesn’t necessarily play fair and to whom the ends justify the means.